Adidas to move NBA jersey production; Perry firm ACO likely to suffer

1:09 AM,
Nov. 25, 2009

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The sportswear company Adidas has committed a flagrant foul against upstate and the "all-American" sport of basketball by deciding to move its uniform manufacturing for the National Basketball Association overseas, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Tuesday.

According to the New York Democrat, Adidas, under contract with the NBA to provide game-day jerseys and other apparel, has notified its U.S-based manufacturers - including American Classic Outfitters in Perry, Wyoming County - that next season's NBA jerseys will be made in Thailand.